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FreeBSD : ganglia -- buffer overflow vulnerability (b9077cc4-6d04-4bcb-a37a-9ceaebfdcc9e)
high Nessus Plugin ID 35564
Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
Secunia reports :Spike Spiegel has discovered a vulnerability in Ganglia which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the process_path function in gmetad/server.c. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by e.g. sending a specially crafted message to the gmetad service.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.1.1. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 35564
File Name: freebsd_pkg_b9077cc46d044bcba37a9ceaebfdcc9e.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 2/1/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ganglia-monitor-core, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ganglia-monitor-webfrontend, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 1/30/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/26/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0241